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Joy, Mike, Cosma, Georgina, Yau, Jane Yin-Kim and Sinclair, Jane (2011) Source code plagiarism - a student perspective. IEEE Transactions on Education, Volume 54 (Number 1). pp. 125-132. doi:10.1109/TE.2010.2046664

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This paper considers the problem of source code plagiarism by students within the computing disciplines and reports the results of a survey of students in Computing departments in 18 institutions in the U.K. This survey was designed to investigate how well students understand the concept of source code plagiarism and to discover what, if any, specific aspects might cause particular confusion. An analysis of the results was carried out to assess understanding by topic and to discover whether various demographic factors may have an influence on that understanding. Within the survey sample, it appeared that the demographic factors tested did not generally affect students' understanding of source code plagiarism. However, analysis of the data for specific topics revealed that there are several areas of activity where the boundary between acceptable and unacceptable behavior is not clearly understood. These findings have implications for plagiarism education programs.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Computer Science
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Plagiarism, Source code (Computer science), Computer science -- Study and teaching, Surveys
Journal or Publication Title: IEEE Transactions on Education
Publisher: IEEE
ISSN: 0018-9359
Official Date: February 2011
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February 2011Published
Volume: Volume 54
Number: Number 1
Page Range: pp. 125-132
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2010.2046664
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
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